Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Temple · Conference game
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2-2 · Power #65
21
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Final
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2-2 · Power #96
27
▲ winner
Closing spread
UTSA -6.5
✓ TEM W
Total
57.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
UTSA 32–26 TEM
✗ UTSA (67%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTSA -6.5
CloseUTSA -6.5
Total58.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UTSA -6.5 · unchangedmodel UTSA -5.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 1 downmodel 58
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 55% (132 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTSA -6.5
CloseUTSA -6.5
Total58.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like UTSA as a 6.5-point road favorite at TEM, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: TEM won 27–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 57.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.1 against an average line of 6.5; 56.5 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & team ratings
-7.517–20 L U60.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-621–28 L U56
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-3.525–17 W U60.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation
-635–28 W O59
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-5.541–37 L O58.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation
-1044–37 L O55.5
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread
-7.530–31 L O60
Close
BYU @ LIB
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation
-714–41 L U58
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & spread
-545–10 W U63.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.531–13 W U53.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Temple ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Temple ATS trend (3-1)
Temple have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (6-2 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UTSA−2.5 →−1.5▲ 1.0#74
TEM−16.1 →−9.3▲ 6.8#103
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

UTSA
Longer bar = better
TEM
#69
Offense
Even
#65
#98
Defense
Even
#94
+0.8 #35
Turnovers
TEM better ▶
+1.3 #9
69 plays #44
Pace
◀ UTSA faster
67 plays #66
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UTSA has the ball
Advantage: UTSA offense
UTSA offTEM defEdge
Points / game 31.3 #62 26.0 #85 UTSA
Yards / play 5.93 #65 5.93 #107 UTSA
PPA / play +0.21 #45 +0.11 #80 UTSA
Success rate 40% #103 45% #105 Even
When TEM has the ball
Advantage: TEM offense
TEM offUTSA defEdge
Points / game 31.0 #65 30.3 #114 TEM
Yards / play 5.46 #93 5.94 #108 Even
PPA / play +0.23 #40 +0.20 #111 TEM
Success rate 45% #60 40% #59 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UTSA scoring against the TEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTSA scored
3.3
#119
11.3
#35
14.5
#78
8.8
#33
8.0
#55
16.8
#34
TEM allowed
10.5
#128
6.0
#49
16.5
#108
7.0
#106
2.5
#8
9.5
#45
TEM scoring against the UTSA defense
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TEM scored
7.0
#55
10.3
#48
17.3
#48
5.3
#83
8.5
#45
13.8
#67
UTSA allowed
2.3
#24
8.5
#97
10.8
#57
9.5
#128
10.0
#125
19.5
#132

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TEM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 3 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UTSA14d bye
TEM14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
UTSA 1,503 mi
1 time zone

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